text_original: In 797 Constantine was ttacked by some soldiers, fled to Asia, was brought 142 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE back by some treacherous friends, and was finally blinded by his mother's orders in the very room in the palace in which he had been born. He lingered on for many years in blindness and misery.
text_transcription: IN SEVEN NINETY SEVEN CONSTANTINE WAS ATTACKED BY SOME SOLDIERS FLED TO ASIA WAS BROUGHT BACK BY SOME TREACHEROUS FRIENDS AND WAS FINALLY BLINDED BY HIS MOTHER'S ORDERS IN THE VERY ROOM IN THE PALACE IN WHICH HE HAD BEEN BORN HE LINGERED ON FOR MANY YEARS IN BLINDNESS AND MISERY
phonemes: ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn wʌz tˈiːtˈækt baɪ sˌʌm sˈoʊldʒɚz, flˈɛd tʊ ˈeɪʒə, wʌz bɹˈɔːt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp bˈæk baɪ sˌʌm tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs fɹˈɛndz, ænd wʌz fˈaɪnəli blˈaɪndᵻd baɪ hɪz mˈʌðɚz ˈɔːɹdɚz ɪnðə vˈɛɹi ɹˈuːm ɪnðə pˈælɪs ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː hɐdbɪn bˈɔːɹn. hiː lˈɪŋɡɚd ˌɔn fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ɪn blˈaɪndnəs ænd mˈɪzɚɹi.